In October of 2015, Alison found out that she had an aggressive form of leukemia. Consequently, the blood cancer required chemotherapy.

During Ali’s first round of chemo, she had the scare of a lifetime. “All of my organs started shutting down and I was in excruciating pain,” she said.
She was minustes from losing her life. To save it, doctors gave her a colostomy. She spent the next six months in hospital, losing 40 pounds and all the muscle mass she gained before she was diagnosed.

“Before I got sick, I got really into fitness… I did weight lifting as a hobby and just being in the hospital for so long and being stuck in bed and sick for so long and feeling weak, I just wanted to get back on my feet and get stronger. I’ve been through so much and I had every excuse to give up, but I pushed on despite the hand I was dealt” said Reiman.